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These are all good methods. Experiment and find the ones that work best for you.
My favorite edge coloring instruments: Caran d'ache Neocolor II water soluble wax crayons. (http://www.dickblick.com/products/caran-dache-neocolor-ii-artists-crayons/ ) Especially good for folded edges. Can be used like watercolors by dipping a brush in water and then swabbing color from the side of the crayon in order to get into tight places. The crayons can also be sharpened to a point. Tombow ABT brush pens (Dual Brush Pen - Art + Craft) or Faber-Castell Pitt Artist pens (Art & Graphic). Unlike marker pens, these are not prone to bleeding into the adjacent areas. Excellent for edge coloring, not as good for coloring folded edges. Expensive, but they last a long time. Don |
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My primary tool is the Faber Castell Pitt pens with the second being acrylic paint.
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Brand names I use most are Prang colored pencils and Prismacolor colored pencils. The Prang for the different colors in a set, the Prismacolor are usually bought one at a time in some shade of gray.
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I have a large set of Prisma color pencils, and some Prisma markers. I usually go for the pencils to avoid bleed through. I have some pastels and a set of water color pencils that I have yet to try.
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sharpie markers are my best friend. unfortunately they do not have greys, so for those I use tomboy markers.
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I have seen grey sharpies in the really big packs of markers
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I use Faber Castell watercolour pencils, good coverage. Just beware - as mentioned in a previous post - the edge of the paper carves into the pencil point.
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I found I get the best results with alcohol based markers. Behind that would be water based markers, but they can bleed a lot.
The big upside to alcohol markers is that when they run dry you can usually inject 1-2cc of isopropyl (92%) into them to bring them back to life... though they might be one shade lighter. Paint usually looks great, but it is all too easy to get too much paint on the edge and have it mess up the printed surface. |
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I use Faber Castell water color pencils and made a small drops of proper color. I blend a small drop of white glue to seal the colored edge.
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As you can see Duditz, there are loads and loads of different ways to colour the edges of card/paper, but the most important thing to remember is that you must colour them, otherwise the model will look like an amateurish toy.
AND, until you get really good at getting ALL the edges, don't use flash photography for the final picture. Flash WILL make every microscopic bit of bare white card shine like an LED. Of course, if you want to find all those bits you've missed ... just take flash photos from all angles. It will show you all those little bits that even the naked eye can't see.
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